Lit Devices
Lit Devices
Narrative Essay
100
The following quote is an example of which literary device?

"These things seem small...like far-off mountains"

Simile
100

The following quote is an example of which literary device?

"The lion is a very fox for his valour"

Metaphor
100

True or False: You must have an EXPLICIT thesis in a narrative essay.

FALSE
200

The following quote is an example of which literary device? Explain how you know.

"My love for Hermia, melted as the snow"

Simile. Comparing the loss of love to snow using like or as. 
200

The following quote is an example of which literary device? Explain how you know.

"Your eyes are lode-stars"

Metaphor. Comparing eyes to stars without using like or as.
200
Define "implicit thesis"
The answer to the essay question or prompt, but it's never directly stated.
300
Identify the TWO literary devices present in the following quote:

"To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind"

Alliteration (whistling wind)

Personification (dancing ringlets)

300

Identify the TWO literary devices present in the following quote:

"Hoary-headed frosts fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose"

Alliteration - hoary-headed and frosts fall

Personification - the lap of the rose 

300
What point of view can narrative essays be told in? Hint: this is the only academic writing that can include this POV if you choose. 
First Person - you can use "I" if you want!
400

The following quote is an example of which literary device? Explain how you know.

"And I serve the fairy queen,

to dew her orbs upon the green"

Rhyming couplet.

Two lines of a verse, same meter, joined by a rhyme (queen/green).

400

The following quote is an example of which literary device? Explain how you know.

"Merry and tragical? Tedious and brief? That hot ice and wondrous strange snow!"

Oxymoron/Paradox. The combination of two seemingly opposite things for dramatic or comedic effect - combining hot ice, merry and tragic, and tedious and brief. 
400
Using IMAGERY (making your writing come alive) is very important in narrative essays. In order to improve your use of imagery you should utilize _____ verbs and _____ adjectives.
Vivid Verbs

Active Adjectives

500
Give the definition of oxymoron or paradox and come up with 2 different examples.

The combination of two seemingly opposite things for dramatic or comedic effect - jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, hot ice, etc.

500

The following quote is an example of which literary device? Explain how you know.

"I swear to thee! By Cupid's strongest bow."

Allusion. Drawing on the historical figure of Cupid to make a point about love. 
500
What plot structure must be followed in a narrative essay? You can draw this out to help you explain.
Intro, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
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